Chapter 22: Jesus Gives the Eucharist
Opening Prayer: Our Father
Background
What are some things people do to celebrate holidays?
When we celebrate holidays we remember special days or events.
For example, during Christmas we remember the birth of Jesus; during Easter we remember the death of Jesus; and during thanksgiving we celebrate all the things and people we are thankful for.
There are also some holidays that the Catholic church celebrates such as Ash Wednesday or Holy Thursday.
These church holidays (or Holy Days) help us celebrate and remember what we learned about our Catholic faith.
One important holiday that we remember every sunday during mass is Holy Thursday
We Believe
On the night before he died, Jesus was with his followers in Jerusalem and shared a special meal with them.
While they were eating, Jesus picked up the bread. He blessed it and broke it. He gave it to his friends. He said, “Take and Eat this is my body.”
Then Jesus took a cup of wine. He gave God thanks. He passed the cup to his friends and said, “Drink from it, all of you, for this is my blood”
Where have you heard these words before?
This special meal is known as the Last Supper and here Jesus gave us the gift of himself in the form of bread and wine which becomes the body and blood of Christ.
We Celebrate what Jesus said and did at the Last Supper.
When Jesus did that, he told his disciples, “do this in memory of me.”
We remember this Last Supper at the celebration of the Eucharist.
Eucharist means to give thanks
We give thanks to God for the gifts He gives us and to Jesus for everything he has done for us.
The Eucharist is the sacrament of the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ
In this sacrament, the bread and wine becomes the Body and blood of Jesus Christ
We Celebrate the Sacrament of the Eucharist
The Mass is the Church’s greatest celebration
At mass we
Worship god as a parish
Praise the Father for his love
Celebrate the life of Jesus
Jesus is always with us at mass. He is with us when:
We gather together
We listen to God’s word
We remember what Jesus said and did at the Last Supper (the Eucharist)
We share his Body and Blood
We Join our Parish for the celebration of Mass
How many of you are attending mass?
Every Saturday evening and on Sunday’s we gather as a parish to celebrate Mass.
The priest leads us throughout the whole mass
During Mass we participate when we:
Sing
Pray
Listen to God’s Word
Then the priest does what Jesus did at the Last Supper:
Priest takes the bread and says the word of Jesus: “Take this all of you, and eat of it, for this is my body, which will be give up for you” (At this point the host becomes the Body of Christ)
Priest takes the chalice which has the cup of wine and says the word of Jesus “Take this, all of you, and drink from it, for this is the chalice of my blood, the blood of the new and eternal covenant, which will be poured out for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins, do this in memory of me” (At this point the wine now becomes the blood of Christ)
What can you do to take part in the celebration of Mass?
Final Prayer: Hail Mary; Glory Be
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